(1149) Volga

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Asteroid
(1149) Volga
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8973  AU
eccentricity 0.0970
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6162 AU - 3.1784 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.749 °
Sidereal period 4,932 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.50 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 55.57 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.338
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 27.5 h
Absolute brightness 10.307 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer E. F. Skwortsow
Date of discovery August 1, 1929
Another name 1929 PF
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1149) Volga is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on August 1, 1929 by the Russian astronomer Evgenii Fyodorowitsch Skwortsow at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The asteroid is named after the Russian Volga River .

See also